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The Backyard Sanctuary

Lesson Review Note

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Chat Expressions

contractorκ³„μ•½μž(곡사 업체)
installerμ„€μΉ˜ 기사
go for a strollμ‚°μ±…ν•˜λ‹€
take her for a walkκ·Έλ…€λ₯Ό μ‚°μ±…μ‹œν‚€λ‹€
road saltλ„λ‘œ μ—Όν™”μΉΌμŠ˜
remedyν•΄κ²°μ±…
placeboν”ŒλΌμ„Έλ³΄(κ°€μ§œ μ•½)

Go for a stroll

λ‹¨μˆœνžˆ κ±·λŠ” 것보닀 훨씬 μ—¬μœ λ‘­κ³  ν•œκ°€λ‘­κ²Œ κ±°λ‹ˆλŠ” λ‰˜μ•™μŠ€λ₯Ό ν’κΉλ‹ˆλ‹€.

Road salt

겨울철 λˆˆμ„ 녹이기 μœ„ν•΄ λΏŒλ¦¬λŠ” μ—Όν™”μΉΌμŠ˜μ„ λœ»ν•˜λ©°, μ‹ λ°œμ΄λ‚˜ κ°•μ•„μ§€ λ°œλ°”λ‹₯에 ν•΄λ‘œμšΈ 수 μžˆλ‹€λŠ” λ§₯λ½μ—μ„œ 자주 μ“°μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

Remedy

μ§ˆλ³‘μ˜ μΉ˜λ£Œλ²•μ΄λΌλŠ” λœ»λ„ μžˆμ§€λ§Œ, 일상적인 λ¬Έμ œλ‚˜ κ³€λž€ν•œ 상황을 ν•΄κ²°ν•˜κΈ° μœ„ν•œ 'ν•΄κ²°μ±…'μ΄λΌλŠ” μ˜λ―Έλ‘œλ„ 널리 μ‚¬μš©λ©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

Three sistersβ€”Hannah, Rachel, and Zoeyβ€”sat in a tense circle. Their mother’s birthday was approaching, and they were determined to break their streak of failed gifts. Mrs. Miller was notoriously picky; she hated cash, but she also found fault with everything else. Two years ago, they bought her a high-tech coffee maker she called "too loud," and last year, a luxury spa day she claimed was "a waste of time."

"We need to stay focused," Hannah said. "The contractor for the new garden patio just called. The stone she wanted is out of stock."

"I’m open to suggestions," Zoey sighed, "but we need to move fast. The installer is only available this Thursday."

"I’m leaning towards the local slate," Rachel suggested. "It's durable and elegant. What do you say?"

Hannah shook her head. "I have to push back on the slate. It’s too dark. Mom wants the garden to be a place where she can take her for a walkβ€”I mean, where she can go for a stroll with her dog in the mornings."

"Wait, hear me out," Zoey interrupted. "Slate is better because of the winter. We can tell her it won't be ruined by road salt. She'll appreciate the practicality."

"I’m not so sure about that," Hannah countered. "She’ll think we’re just offering a cheap remedy because we failed to get the marble she wanted. To her, anything that isn't perfect feels like a placebo for a real gift."

"I’m fairly confident that if we explain the safety benefits, she’ll agree," Rachel insisted. "I’m really sold on the slate idea. How does that sound, everyone?"

"It sounds like a plan," Hannah finally agreed. "Let's settle on the slate. Let’s lock it in."

On her birthday, Mrs. Miller stepped onto the new patio. She looked at the slate, then at the sisters. "Well," she remarked, "at least it’s not slippery, and it looks like it can handle the winter. This is... acceptable." The sisters exhaled in relief. They had finally survived.


ν•΄λ‚˜, 레이첼, 쑰이 μ„Έ μžλ§€κ°€ κΈ΄μž₯된 ν‘œμ •μœΌλ‘œ λ‘˜λŸ¬μ•‰μ•˜μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ–΄λ¨Έλ‹ˆμ˜ 생신이 λ‹€κ°€μ˜€κ³  μžˆμ—ˆκ³ , μžλ§€λ“€μ€ 맀번 μ‹€νŒ¨ν–ˆλ˜ μ„ λ¬Ό μž”ν˜Ήμ‚¬λ₯Ό λŠμ–΄λ‚΄κΈ°λ‘œ κ²°μ‹¬ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ°€λŸ¬ 뢀인은 μ•…λͺ… 높을 μ •λ„λ‘œ κΉŒλ‹€λ‘œμš°μ…¨μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. ν˜„κΈˆμ€ μ‹«μ–΄ν•˜μ‹œλ©΄μ„œλ„ λ‹€λ₯Έ λͺ¨λ“  μ„ λ¬Όμ—λŠ” 흠을 μž‘μœΌμ…¨μ£ . 2λ…„ μ „μ—λŠ” "μ†Œλ¦¬κ°€ λ„ˆλ¬΄ 크닀"λ©° νƒ€λ°•ν•˜μ‹  κ³ μ„±λŠ₯ 컀피 머신을, μž‘λ…„μ—λŠ” "μ‹œκ°„ λ‚­λΉ„"라고 ν•˜μ…¨λ˜ κ³ κΈ‰ 슀파 μ΄μš©κΆŒμ„ λ“œλ Έλ˜ ν„°μ˜€μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

"집쀑해야 ν•΄." ν•΄λ‚˜κ°€ λ§ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "정원 ν…ŒλΌμŠ€ 곡사λ₯Ό 맑은 κ³„μ•½μžν•œν…Œ 연락이 μ™”λŠ”λ°, μ—„λ§ˆκ°€ μ›ν•˜λ˜ μ„μž¬κ°€ ν’ˆμ ˆμ΄λž˜."

"λ‹€λ₯Έ μ œμ•ˆ 있으면 말해봐." 쑰이가 ν•œμˆ¨μ„ μ‰¬μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ 빨리 움직여야 ν•΄. μ„€μΉ˜ κΈ°μ‚¬λ‹˜μ΄ 이번 μ£Ό λͺ©μš”μΌμ—λ§Œ μ‹œκ°„μ΄ λ˜μ‹œκ±°λ“ ."

"λ‚˜λŠ” μ§€μ—­μ—μ„œ λ‚˜λŠ” μ νŒμ•” μͺ½μœΌλ‘œ 마음이 기울고 μžˆμ–΄." 레이첼이 μ œμ•ˆν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "내ꡬ성이 μ’‹κ³  μ„Έλ ¨λμž–μ•„. λ„ˆν¬ 생각은 μ–΄λ•Œ?"

ν•΄λ‚˜λŠ” 고개λ₯Ό μ €μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "μ νŒμ•”μ€ λ°˜λŒ€μ•Ό. λ„ˆλ¬΄ μ–΄λ‘μ›Œ. μ—„λ§ˆλŠ” 아침에 κ°•μ•„μ§€λ₯Ό μ‚°μ±…μ‹œν‚€κ±°λ‚˜, κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‹ˆκΉŒ 본인이 직접 μ‚°μ±…ν•  수 μžˆλŠ” 밝은 정원을 μ›ν•˜μ‹ λ‹¨ 말이야."

"잠깐만, λ‚΄ 말 λκΉŒμ§€ 듀어봐." 쑰이가 말을 λŠμ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "κ²¨μšΈμ„ μƒκ°ν•˜λ©΄ μ νŒμ•”μ΄ 더 λ‚˜μ•„. λ„λ‘œ μ—Όν™”μΉΌμŠ˜ λ•Œλ¬Έμ— 망가지지 μ•Šμ„ 거라고 λ§μ”€λ“œλ¦¬λ©΄ μ‹€μš©μ μ΄λΌκ³  μ’‹μ•„ν•˜μ‹€ κ±°μ•Ό."

"그건 μ’€ μ•„λ‹Œ 것 같은데." ν•΄λ‚˜κ°€ λ§žλ°›μ•„μ³€μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "μ—„λ§ˆλŠ” μš°λ¦¬κ°€ μ›λž˜ μ›ν•˜μ…¨λ˜ λŒ€λ¦¬μ„μ„ κ΅¬ν•˜μ§€ λͺ»ν•΄μ„œ κ·Έλƒ₯ μ €λ ΄ν•œ 해결책을 내놓은 거라고 μƒκ°ν•˜μ‹€ κ±°μ•Ό. μ—„λ§ˆμ—κ²Œ μ™„λ²½ν•˜μ§€ μ•Šμ€ 건 μ§„μ§œ 선물을 λŒ€μ‹ ν•˜λŠ” κ°€μ§œ(ν”ŒλΌμ„Έλ³΄)일 뿐이라고."

"μ•ˆμ „μƒμ˜ μž₯점을 μ„€λͺ…ν•΄ λ“œλ¦¬λ©΄ μ—„λ§ˆλ„ λ™μ˜ν•˜μ‹€ 거라고 κ½€ ν™•μ‹ ν•΄." 레이첼이 κ³ μ§‘ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "λ‚˜λŠ” μ νŒμ•” 아이디어에 μ™„μ „ 섀득됐어. λ‹€λ“€ μ–΄λ•Œ?"

"μ’‹μ•„, κ·Έλ ‡κ²Œ ν•˜μž." ν•΄λ‚˜κ°€ λ§ˆμΉ¨λ‚΄ λ™μ˜ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "μ νŒμ•”μœΌλ‘œ κ²°μ •ν•˜μž. ν™•μ • μ§“μž."

생신날, λ°€λŸ¬ 뢀인은 μƒˆ ν…ŒλΌμŠ€λ‘œ κ±Έμ–΄ λ‚˜μ™”μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 뢀인은 μ„μž¬λ₯Ό μ‚΄νŽ΄λ³Έ λ’€ 딸듀을 λ°”λΌλ³΄μ•˜μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "음," 뢀인이 λ§μ”€ν•˜μ…¨μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "적어도 λ―Έλ„λŸ½μ§€λŠ” μ•Šκ² κ΅¬λ‚˜. κ²¨μšΈλ„ 잘 κ²¬λ”œ 것 κ°™κ³ . 이건... 합격이닀." μžλ§€λ“€μ€ μ•ˆλ„μ˜ ν•œμˆ¨μ„ λ‚΄μ‰¬μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ§ˆμΉ¨λ‚΄ 살아남은 κ²ƒμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.